"Armando Contreras is another baritone with gravitas and he is quickly making his mark in the opera world. " Schmopera
ABOUT ARMANDO
Mexican American baritone Armando Contreras is an Encouragement Award District Winner of the 2019 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. He is a recent graduate of the Young Artist program with the Lyric Opera of Kansas City (LOKC) and Apprentice Artist Program with Des Moines Metro Opera.
CALENDAR
THE GLIMMERGLASS FESTIVAL: COSI?
August 4, 10, 16, 22, 2020* COVID cancellation
Armando makes is debut with the Glimmerglass Festival singing the role of Guglielmo in the English Adaptation of Mozart's Cosi fan tutte.
KANSAS CITY BALLET: CARMINA BURANA
October 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 2019
Armando joins the Kansas City Ballet, Kansas City Symphony and the Kansas City Symphony Chorus in Adam Hougland's new production of Carmina Burana. Armando will make his debut as the baritone soloist.
DES MOINES METRO OPERA: APPRENTICE ARTIST PROGRAM
2019
Armando performs in scenes from L'elisir d'amore, Robert Ward's The Crucible, Madama butterfly.
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January 10, 2010
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